Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote: electoral commission

In this photo taken on August 12, 2021, Zambia's opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka. (AFP)

Supporters of Zambian opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema celebrate in Lusaka on August 15, 2021. (AFP)

LUSAKA: Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election after capturing more than 2.8 million votes.
“I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia,” electoral commission chairman Justice Esau Chulu said in a televised address.